Tested Writing Methods: Training and Reference - Softcover

Murach, Mike

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1943873119 ISBN 13: 9781943873111

Publisher: Mike Murach and Associates, Inc., 2023

Synopsis

What’s unique about this book is that it presents all the writing methods that you need for success on the job in just 226 pages. What’s hard to believe is that most of these methods aren’t taught in high school or in college or in other books on writing. That’s why the two sections in this book will help you improve your writing in ways that aren’t even mentioned in other books and courses.

In section 1, you’ll learn the “tested writing methods.” That includes how to use headings and subheadings to plan what you’re going to write and guide your readers...how to write paragraphs that sell your ideas...how to write sentences that are easy to read and understand...how to show the relationships between your paragraphs and sentences...how to write the first draft in record time...how to edit that first draft without “thrashing”...even when and how to use AI writing tools like ChatGPT to improve your writing.

Then, in section 2, you’ll learn how to use the Microsoft Word features that every writer should use: templates and styles, the outline feature, and the spelling and grammar checker. If that seems out of place in a book on writing, these features are included because most writers don’t use them, even though they will help you write faster and better.

In short, this book is a complete course in business and technical writing that will help you raise your writing to a professional level. In fact, since the tested writing methods apply to all types of non-fiction, they will help you write anything from a memo to a manuscript. And if you’re still in college, they will help you get A’s on your papers no matter what your major is.

About this title

About the Author

As a freelance writer many years ago, Mike decided that he had to develop his own writing methods because the ones that others were using clearly didn’t work. Since then, Mike and his staff have continued to refine those methods, so today every Murach book becomes the best one on its subject. Now, Mike has had time to create the book he always wanted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mike Murach and Associates, Inc.
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1943873119
• ISBN 13: 9781943873111
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256